[Alivia P]

dangerous for their health?

[The Vet Tech]

nope as long as your being very careful. if your cat wasnt taking care of them you'd have to hold them to feed them. if your arent being rough theres no danger.

[figmint77]

As long as your hands are relatively clean, they are in no danger. In fact, it has been proven that kittens handled frequently from birth make more loving pets then those that aren't.

[prncessstef]

Not at all, I have helped raise 3 sets of kittens, and with each set my whole family has held each from moments after their birth. It doesn't harm them in anyway as long as you are gentle with them, and don't hold them too long because they need to nurse a lot the first few weeks, as they begin to walk and play they nurse less and can be played with more. But it helps if you hold them because they actually become more playful and loveable as the age if they are given more attention. Just make sure that you wash your hands before and after touching the kittens because you don't know if they have any diseases or anything yet and you don't want to give them any as well.

[Lauren E]

it's actually not harmful to their health. just make sure that when you hold them you hold them under their behind in a position where their front paws are resting on your other hand.

[sam]

when ppl say its not good to hold kittens right after or around when they were born not too long ago,they mean that the mother will not pay any attention to them,so they will starve to death with no milk.but if your cat trusts you and lets you hold the kittens-its fine.she might bring them to another location just to keep them safe and away.nothing will happen to them,as long as ur hands arent dirty.